Comments on: Be careful when you wish for black and white http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/ The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:12:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Michel Al Rahi http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/#comment-9362 Michel Al Rahi Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:54:54 +0000 http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/#comment-9362 Hi, I've been conducting some research for a while trying to get copyright for dubbing Naruto in another language, do you have any ideas as of whom I should be contacting? Thank you for your time, Sincerely Michel Al Rahi Hi,
I’ve been conducting some research for a while trying to get copyright for dubbing Naruto in another language, do you have any ideas as of whom I should be contacting?
Thank you for your time,
Sincerely
Michel Al Rahi

]]> By: hinder » Be careful when you wish for black and white http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/#comment-9349 hinder » Be careful when you wish for black and white Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:07:15 +0000 http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/#comment-9349 [...] Read the rest of this great post here [...] [...] Read the rest of this great post here [...]

]]> By: Galen Yeo http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/#comment-9302 Galen Yeo Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:43:51 +0000 http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/#comment-9302 Han You misunderstand the letter with an argument which runs tangentially to what I wrote. People are copying all the time - the context of how that works depends as you have pointed out - in different ways. We can discuss photocopying a newspaper article in terms of "fair use" for education or we can talk about the creative commons structure created by members of the creative community. That wasn't even remotely my point. The letter does not explicate copyright. It does however address the mindset of people who feel entitled to download or acquire pirated goods for their own use without payment to the legitimate stakeholders. We can argue how about copyright works and should work, but that isn't what's at stake here. Yes, intellectual property covers a broad scope, and yes, different viewpoints may exist. But that's not what this is about. If Radiohead chooses to acknowledge the situation with their own response, and offer a free download of their new album - that is their choice. Perhaps you should investigate what people call the 'free rider' philosophy and write about that. Han
You misunderstand the letter with an argument which runs tangentially to what I wrote. People are copying all the time - the context of how that works depends as you have pointed out - in different ways. We can discuss photocopying a newspaper article in terms of “fair use” for education or we can talk about the creative commons structure created by members of the creative community. That wasn’t even remotely my point.

The letter does not explicate copyright. It does however address the mindset of people who feel entitled to download or acquire pirated goods for their own use without payment to the legitimate stakeholders. We can argue how about copyright works and should work, but that isn’t what’s at stake here.

Yes, intellectual property covers a broad scope, and yes, different viewpoints may exist. But that’s not what this is about. If Radiohead chooses to acknowledge the situation with their own response, and offer a free download of their new album - that is their choice. Perhaps you should investigate what people call the ‘free rider’ philosophy and write about that.

]]> By: abao http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/#comment-9202 abao Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:39:29 +0000 http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/#comment-9202 Great article. Would be better if this was published in the printed media, then much more people may get to see this. Great article. Would be better if this was published in the printed media, then much more people may get to see this.

]]> By: Han http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/#comment-9201 Han Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:44:43 +0000 http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/#comment-9201 SGDaily: Thank you ^_^ SGDaily:

Thank you ^_^

]]> By: SGDaily http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/#comment-9200 SGDaily Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:11:37 +0000 http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/#comment-9200 Hi Han, Your entry has been featured in The Singapore Daily. Thank you for your support! The Singapore Daily Team singaporedaily.wordpress.com Hi Han,

Your entry has been featured in The Singapore Daily. Thank you for your support!

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]]> By: galoisien http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/#comment-9197 galoisien Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:48:47 +0000 http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/#comment-9197 Also, copying is fundamental to appreciation. The fact is, our brains are copying machines -- we can extract a tune and store it in our heads for later memory. Otherwise, songs would not be able to get stuck in our heads. If our voices could be speakers, we could probably replicate mp3's with reasonable fidelity. The brain is the ultimate photoshopping tool, the ultimate audio editor. Sometimes, motifs linger in our minds, influencing the way we create works, and we don't even know it. I think the reason that so many libertarians (who you would expect to be quite vehement about property rights) are so upset over copyright law is that it often violates the notion of freedom to think. When we download an mp3, often we have heard that song so many times already -- echoing in our heads -- only we seek to reinforce it with external stimulation. If you think technology upsets traditional conceptions of copyright now (what with all this filesharing), wait till we get to the age where our brains will have machinery to go with them. (Mind-machine interface. Sounds quite distant, but we already know how to manipulate nerves to generate perception (make artificial digital ears, etc.) What happens when we start sending the stuff inside our heads to our friends? "NO! You may not think! That violates intellectual property law!" Also, copying is fundamental to appreciation. The fact is, our brains are copying machines — we can extract a tune and store it in our heads for later memory. Otherwise, songs would not be able to get stuck in our heads.

If our voices could be speakers, we could probably replicate mp3’s with reasonable fidelity. The brain is the ultimate photoshopping tool, the ultimate audio editor.

Sometimes, motifs linger in our minds, influencing the way we create works, and we don’t even know it.

I think the reason that so many libertarians (who you would expect to be quite vehement about property rights) are so upset over copyright law is that it often violates the notion of freedom to think. When we download an mp3, often we have heard that song so many times already — echoing in our heads — only we seek to reinforce it with external stimulation.

If you think technology upsets traditional conceptions of copyright now (what with all this filesharing), wait till we get to the age where our brains will have machinery to go with them. (Mind-machine interface. Sounds quite distant, but we already know how to manipulate nerves to generate perception (make artificial digital ears, etc.) What happens when we start sending the stuff inside our heads to our friends?

“NO! You may not think! That violates intellectual property law!”

]]> By: galoisien http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/#comment-9196 galoisien Sun, 09 Sep 2007 17:35:40 +0000 http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/#comment-9196 Write more copyfight posts leh. Write more copyfight posts leh.

]]> By: ivan http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/#comment-9194 ivan Sat, 08 Sep 2007 13:23:15 +0000 http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/#comment-9194 "On the Origin of the Right to Copy" by ronan deazley. that would sum up the history of CR. CR now, essentially, serves different purposes in dif societies. ie. civil law CR is premised very differently from common law CR - and i'd even extend tt to UK CR and US CR. “On the Origin of the Right to Copy” by ronan deazley. that would sum up the history of CR.

CR now, essentially, serves different purposes in dif societies. ie. civil law CR is premised very differently from common law CR - and i’d even extend tt to UK CR and US CR.

]]> By: Han http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/#comment-9193 Han Sat, 08 Sep 2007 07:27:17 +0000 http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2007/09/08/be-careful-when-you-wish-for-black-and-white/#comment-9193 pkchukiss: thank you, I'm glad you liked this post. =) You can research on the history of copyright law through Google, but if I am not wrong, the first actual copyright legislation is the Statute of Anne, way back in Ancient England times. Prior to that time, there are rumours of common law copyright, but I don't know if that is verifiable. I guess economists will tell you that what copyright law does is to incentivise the creation of copyrighted works. However, economists will also tell you that there is a fine balance to be struck: restrictions that are too strong and too broad will result in LESS creation of copyrighted works. Personally, I think we've gone far beyond that balance already. pkchukiss:

thank you, I’m glad you liked this post. =)

You can research on the history of copyright law through Google, but if I am not wrong, the first actual copyright legislation is the Statute of Anne, way back in Ancient England times.

Prior to that time, there are rumours of common law copyright, but I don’t know if that is verifiable.

I guess economists will tell you that what copyright law does is to incentivise the creation of copyrighted works.

However, economists will also tell you that there is a fine balance to be struck: restrictions that are too strong and too broad will result in LESS creation of copyrighted works.

Personally, I think we’ve gone far beyond that balance already.

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